Trap



May 31, 1932. v. BAILEY 1,860,378

1 INVENTOR @E i? off/@7M V4 BAlLEY May 3l, 1932.

Filed Nov. l2, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 @www M MMU wfg Patented May 31, 1932 VERNON nArLEY, or"WAsHrNG'rom5Drs'rRIor"or YCOLUMBIA l Y, Y finan-1,. p f

Y' p nppiauonme Novemteruiz; 1930; semina, 495,cs1. l,

YMy invention relates 4to improvements'in animal traps. The object in view is a'trap.

which will catch `and Yhold the animal secure ly without mutilation and without inflicting f pain, and from; which the captured animal 5 will not, leaving a paw in the trap, eifect sponding'to'Figs. I, II, andIII, showing a modificationn the spring mechanism of the trap; and FigsVIII andjIXi arev fragmentary views, to larger scale, showing 1n detail alcertain modification in the structure of the 2 4noose. f

' Referring, rst, to Figs. I, II, Aand III,l the trap will be seento inclllrClQa `noose and a spring mechanism'. The noose 2 which'in the action of the trap is 'drawn'snug' and tight' upon the animals leg is formed of'a strandV l of suitable,` strong, flexible material, such that the captured animal. may not easily bite or tear it asunder, and I show this nooseto be"` formed, as convenientlyfitmay beV formed, of a length of chain. Thestrandfof which the noose is formed is adapted to be secured at its Votheiwvise free end in suitable manner to a clog or stake, andf'in' the drawings I' show it securedto a stake 3. l 1 A' Ifthe strand of which thev nooseis Vformed be a length of chain,'it may advantageously` y be provided with a special link 4 which issecured toV the end of the' strand.` The linlrfl l carries aring 5throughv whiclrthe chain' vrelturns,"sothat the noose may be drawn .easily and securely to engagement upon 'the leg of the animal tobe captured. The ring 5 may, as indicated in Figs. I and IV, be a coil ,of wire. There is also associated with thelink 4 an outstanding, obliquely turned, pronged plateV 6 whichdoesnot interferewith the free Coyotes, foxes, but is of wider'and general.

of `1809 (as 'heie" exemplified) to the"sprung* lposition of Figa-I"andIIli` The proportipns Vare such that the tip of arm 13 in such" range v c Y. of swing travelsthrougl a suicientlyawide l spacepof say a Afoot-or two, and, the trap'ly'fzf 1 ing Vflat'fon theV ground, Vthe 'ti'p of the arm y, f

running ofthe chain inone direction, to -draw` thenoosesnugfbut, when' the chain hangs? slack,A engaging an adjacentr link, will ynot allow thenoose to loosen;

The noose-'forming terminal link'offlthex chain may, alternatively,tale the form shownin Figs. VIII and IX;` v The linlrthereshown f is shaped to comprise two adjoining' loops 17;

and 18. f These two loops formfsubstantially Y a iigure'Sin plan, While infsideelevation they V603- ,are'reversely curfvediasfshowngin Fig. IX;

Iheiloops converge toward their united ends,

'forming il-.shapedcroto'hes 19 and v'20. In

Fig; IX the lno'ose is shown in 'tautposition-in v. full liiies,and in slack positionin dotted lines., and Vitwill be perceived that when" in vtaut position, theno'os'e encircling the leg of a captive animali, engagement of 'onef of' thev v normal-links ofthe running'chain inthe crotchof the terminal link will preventenlargement ofthe noose. It willfbe noted that Q lwhen the noose has been drawn taut on the f legof an animal tip 18a ofthe loop- 18 lwill not.. permit the lengthofftaut chain laito swingfre'eV ofvengagement in crotch 1Q of the terminal link. Thus it is manifestl that the noose, when it has'oncebeendrawn taut upon the leg of'a captive,will notac'cidentflY 1 l ly slacken "topermitescape.` Whenjhowever Y Y the noose 2a'is free and-encircling nothing, 80 the length la; of chain,`releasedfromcrotches` V19V and 20, may run freely Vthrough the terlm'inal link-17 "-andllS, andthe noose kmayloe sprea'dlfor setting.' h f The spring, mechanism includes a suffi?V p fciently powerful) spring, here Vshown vasa 1 coiled spring l2, mounted. upon a suitable 4 1 f base plate `8, and an'ar1n-}13, conveniently formed as a substantially straight.prolonga`V tion ofthe length of-wireofwhchthe'spring 90: I"

itself is formed, which arnij is adapted -tofbe l l heldunder tensionin the s'etjpositionshown in Fig. III, and whenreleajsedzto swingfrom4 such set positionY through,V anfangular, range' Y Y I panl() is movable across the pathjin which theV arm lrswings, that thearm may alternately j Y be engaged by andy released from engagement with the pan; To this end, the pan ,ist pro.-` Vided With-a eetehll Whieh, engegiiig bend Y 3() in the arml3,holds`the arm under tension,

in theset position of Fig; III. wlienfthe parts are in setlpositinthe painl@extendsif;Y

from plate 8 in substantially the .same horij VZontal plane with-the plate 8.v `When an-ani'f maL'treading on pan l0, swingsf'it d@yg/nw,ard,`

and II. In so doingfthe arm'swings in `Vertiealplane through a semi-circular path: 1

the catch 11 passes fromjengagementfwith" 'eimil endleavee m1117718 reetO-fewlig izelf-eepenee teepringieiieon, fierrithepeeitoe t shawn iii Fiegl @thai-ehem in Fiese I.

The tree ie eet. by disposing the weee; arg1/ind the pani@ kso that when an animal leed' upon,- ehepanihi'siooe wi11ffeafwiehinth iisiieeehd byy Causing the .tip ef erle 'to engage the strand of which the noosefis'ff- Ormed at apoint beyond'thering 5.VA yIf linlnewuire Vwhicheonstitutes 'arm 13, project? Y i 'eine 100 "Qi "the een leoeely, @neiging the `llink." YWlan,afee .the ,trap has se been fee,

eiilfiilimel stepping en pen lQSWngS it deW11- were@edreleasesfhearmleeheermpeee .fing inthe lnannen'deseribed, will draw'the e iieeeeieetepee die lee ofthe iniiiielt ."Thjen, iliimedeielyrtheweee throwing parte; vwillV l@fell away leaving Ythe animal Se'eilifeiyr tethf eredlt tliestake er ether efiiehorege- *ff-Theiasgepeee e may be @liberated esfiig's. i,

1,-;111; di the dreivinge .shew it,A ,extended te Serif?eulidY the Pen 10 `11`d Provided with up* i' diy!` eeHVergngW-rlgs 15, te heldfhe the/"trap edf die leeS'Speea-lized form shown,

i inria. v, VI endvii, .pegs of pine 1e may be driifenuinto the "groundbeyond the opter'.

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it taut upon the leg 'of V'animal at in; 'i

. stant when'the animalftreadsfupon the pan.V 'f

i The .trap it willbe perceived -seou'res'the` j Y animal7 notlby means of spring-backed jaws, but by means ofa ndose; it does not crush nor mutilate; it secures the animal painlesslyyfv.

a'iseveied leai i. o Y i I .elaimias mylinvention; f Y 1.( An animal trap including anooseand meansV for throwingthe neos'egthe noose bel-jAlk ing lformedA vof chain,VV and the nooSe-throwin'g Y means being lComposed of three parts-afbase gnor willthe1animal escape, leaving in thetrap inemberv' apan hinged to the base member,

anda lengthof'rwire,"V said length ofwirebeing eeiled at @ne end' @ferme 'Spring end'beiiigw et eueh eoiled'end eeehered' te the beeeiiieiri-i 1 .bei are Peintiemete from diehiiige,` the, Seid Vlength of Ywire beyeild ite eeiledlendpertien i throwing arnn' and ybeing bent intermediate 1 its" length to form a pani-engaging shoulder;

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kcrotch into eifeetiveengagement Wililli'th Y lieke-ei delleeeeb'y the Chewing ef iheiieee tantjupgn the' vleg Qt an ,entrapped aminial.V y *i een. animalier@ including @mesme I' with V! shaped ertches at'the meeting-en@s;y oftheloops of the link,and is, inside eleva- V Y sisting'of `'whose terminal nooseffornf '111e link-1e iii plee-ei ligure 8. Shape" tin, 0"deub1e aridi' reversed eiir'veure; Whewby,v while Still slack; the iieleee maybe' drawn 'teilt upen. the leg of an enimahfanfd when drawn ltaut willentiepped eniliial.

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